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Posts tagged “Julia Child”

How To Learn Great Knife Skills

We are plunging wholeheartedly into a month of How To tips and tutorials, and we are asking you what you would like to learn in the kitchen. But first, we want to make a note on the most requested How...

What is Your Favorite Julia Child Recipe?

Julia Child's 1960's classic Boeuf Bourguignon has enjoyed a huge comeback thanks to the hit film Julie & Julia. But there are hundred's of recipes in Julia Child's repertoire. Which one is your fav...

Old-Fashioned yet Fashionable: The Granny Fork

Do you use a "granny fork"? To be honest, we really hadn't heard of this kitchen tool — at least not by that name — but it features prominently in Saveur's Top 100 List and Bon Appetit's l...

Julia Child Improvises (With Blowtorch) on Letterman
Vintage Video

"Well, I mean, if you come to a place where they don't have the proper kind of cooking equipment, you bring your own stuff."...

Harvest Braising: Romano Beans With Baby Eggplant
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 9.02.09

Struggling to use up those tomatoes and eggplants? Try a one-pot braised dish like Tomato-y Romano Beans with Baby Eggplant. We've also got a recipe for those "squishy" tomatoes. Plus, was Julia Child...

Can a Julia Child-Style Peg Board Work In My Kitchen?
Good Questions

Q: Last week, Mark Bittman of the New York Times blogged about photographer Pedro Guerrero's experience shooting Julia Child's kitchen. I fell in LOVE with her peg board wall — it would be the m...

She Taught Me About Mayonnaise & That's No Small Thing

This is a story that would take pages and pages to tell properly. Instead, I'll just pull out the most important points and hope to leave you with just a fraction of the feeling it leaves with me. I...

More Julia Child! Tea Towels and Aprons Inspired by Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Not only has Mastering the Art of French Cooking become a top seller again almost 50 years after its publication, a first edition is now going for more than $900.00 on eBay! (Original selling price: ...

Mastering the Art of French Cooking Tops on Amazon
The Morning News 8.11.09

Turns out that Mastering the Art of French Cooking (a new edition turned out just in time for the movie) was top of the bestsellers on Amazon.com yesterday. And no, it wasn't just top of the French co...

Seeing Julie & Julia This Weekend? Discuss It Here!

The big food movie of the summer, Julia & Julia, opens today! Are you going to see it? If so, come and tell us what you thought about it here! ...

A Look at the Food Styling Behind Julie & Julia
The New York Times 7.29.09

More Julie & Julia! We know, we've written about this movie more than once, and it hasn't even come out yet. But the Times has an interesting article about something that may play a bigger role th...

Kitchen Inspiration: Functional Style from Julia Child

The Smithsonian's Museum of American History in DC is home to the reassembled kitchen of Julia Child, the master chef who demystified French cuisine for the common cook. There is a wealth of kitchen d...

Moo Mania: My Yummy Moo Mini-Cards

We’ve been having a little Moo mini-card flurry here at Apartment Therapy. First, they showed up on AT:Chicago and then Emma picked them up for The Kitchn with some fantastic party ideas. (We were...

Stand Mixer vs. Arm Muscle: Do You Mix by Hand?

Food processors are a saving grace. Immersion blenders are oh-so-very handy. And we love our shiny and robust standing mixer so much that it's practically another member of the family. No doubt about...

Food on TV: Sara's Weeknight Meals

We were excited to see Sara Moulton's new PBS show, Sara's Weeknight Meals, debut last night. Her show and cooking philosophy seems particularly to fit in with The Kitchn's mission and philosophy: co...

Cooking With Julia: Cook Sole Meunière With Us This Week

Our Book Club wrapped up last week, and it was such a treat to read through Julia Child's memoir. My Life in France is full of life, color, and the intense pleasure that can be found in cooking good f...

My Life in France: Week 5 Discussion (The End!)

This week you finished the book. Right? Chapter 8, Chapter 9, and the Epilogue? According to our Kitchn Book Club schedule, we did. But, we didn't. We're going to keep the discussion going near ...

The Daring Bakers and Julia Child's French Bread

Those of you who participated in our Book Club and made it all the way through the sixth and seventh chapters with us know that Julia spent quite a long time developing her recipe for French bread. H...

Book Club: My Life in France Week 5

We're almost done with our Book Club selection: My Life in France. On Monday we'll start our fifth and last week of discussion with the three brief and final chapters: Chapter 8, "The French Chef in F...

What We're Reading: Late February Book Roundup

Yes, we're deep into our Book Club pick, Julia Child's memoirs, but being book-lovers we all have lots more on our bedside tables. Here are a few of the food-related books that we're currently readi...

Book Club: My Life In France, Week 4 Discussion

This week we're on chapters 6 and 7 in our Kitchn Book Club selection, My Life in France, by Julia Child and her nephew. First, a quick recap of the events in these two chapters... ...

Book Club: My Life in France Week 4

We're plowing through Julia Child's memoir in our online book club group. Hmm, "plowing" makes it sound like a chore, but it's been a can't-put-down read for us - what what about you? Next up: Chapt...

Book Club: My Life In France, Week 3 Discussion

Gather around, it's time for Book Club. Last week we talked about Chapters Two and Three. Now we move on to Chapters Four and Five......

Weekend Reading: Julia Child Book Club Schedule

It's a long weekend, so you have a little extra time to read the next two chapters of our collective book club pick: My Life in France, by Julia Child and her nephew. On Tuesday we'll start our thir...

Book Club: My Life In France, Week 2 Discussion

Gather around, it's Monday and time for Book Club. Last week we talked about the foreword, Introduction and Chapter One, and the discussion is still going. Now we move on to Chapters Two and Three....